Mighty Magnum III antenna

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MrWeetabix wrote:This thread celebrates it's 10th birthday this year..... amazing. :clap:
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Admiral wrote:
MrWeetabix wrote:This thread celebrates it's 10th birthday this year..... amazing. :clap:
I question weetys math.
Legit...... it's because I only have 8 fingers and my toes are webbed. Maths isn;t a strong point for us Geordies ;-)
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From what i can remember of mine if it rained you could not use it the swr was in the red
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Same with mine soon as rain came swr went mad,and if it frooze the plastic split.We tried to find one everywhere,closest we found was when hygain started doing the Super Penatrator expensive not like back in the day,got mine from Slab I lived round corner near tin town.There was a Mighty Magnum up on Meanwood road just after the refuge place,think it's snapped now.
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Well i still have mine...good as new 8)
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My ol' m8 Craig , "Brown Bear" from Paisley had one up on Glasgow Road for years . I went down the 27/81 path and bought the wonderful Thunderpole mkIII .... {bnghd} Saying that it was only temporary , as I passed my A licence shortly after and put up a beam :)

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This looks like the latest version i think .

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SPT-500 $ 149.95 Each
a lot of dosh for a mono bander while a multi bander (10, 15, 20, 40, and 80 Meters) costs
AV-18VS $ 119.95 Each
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Ive just got my hand on a mighty magnum and its like new...
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In Bradford nr Richard Dunn complex
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What's going on with the top of it in the picture? I take it it's just a glitch.
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The Collector wrote: ↑11 Jul 2021, 13:17 What's going on with the top of it in the picture? I take it it's just a glitch.
Its just how it looked when i took the screen shot.. the top section along with the capacitance hat is missing
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On my phone screen, it looks like the top 2ft is hovering about a foot away from the rest of it...spooky!
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The Collector wrote: ↑12 Jul 2021, 16:58 On my phone screen, it looks like the top 2ft is hovering about a foot away from the rest of it...spooky!
its a glitch in the matrix :crazy: :wtf:
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